Monerans- Monerans have no nucleus, and are single-celled organisms, this includes bacteria, and cyanobacteria.
There are many various types of bacteria found in the Monera kingdom. One bacterium found in onions that grow in moist grasslands is called Pseudomonas syrangae. Its common name is Pseudomonas leek blight. Another bacterium called Xanthomonas campestris is found in wheat that is grown in grasslands. This bacterium causes a variety of plant diseases. Its common name is Bacterial leaf streak, Black chaff, and/or Bacterial stripe. Pseudomonas syrangae is found in onions that grow in moist prairies.
Pseudomonas syringae
Xanthomonas campestris
Xanthomonas campestris is found in wheat that is grown in grasslands.
Kingdom ProtistaProtists- Protists have a nucleus and organelles. They are mostly single-celled organisms. This includes protozoans and algae.
Protozoans are animal-like and they have no cell walls and no chlorophyll.Amoeba-Scientific Name: Amoeba proteus
Amoebas are mostly found in the soil of grasslands, which is rich with nutrients.
Amoeba proteus
Unlike protozoans, algae are plant-like and they have cell walls and chlorophyll.
Closterium aciculare: Found in ponds of the grasslands.
Closterium aciculare
Kingdom Fungi Fungi- Fungi are multi-celled and have no chlorophyll. These organisms absorb the nutrients they need that surround them.
An example of club fungi in a grassland is the Hygrocibe miniata. This fungi is a small to medium-sized reddish wax cap with a covering of tiny scales. There is often a narrow yellow margin to the cap. Found in grasslands, fixed dunes, open coniferous plantations and heaths. The toadstool is common and widespread in the UK and is their most common wax cap on acid soils. The small scarlet wax caps have been much confused in the past and older records should be treated with caution.
Hygrocybe miniata
An example of sac fungi found in a grassland in Burwash, England, is called Ascotremella faginea. This fungus has no stem and it can be found in Burwash, England, in an area that is logged that contains a mix of conifers and hardwood. Below to the left is a picture of Ascotremella faginea.
The Marchantia polymorpha will be found near the springs and swamps of the grasslands. Also, you will find the Marchantia polymorphya where there is not much shade.
This horsetail is found in the moist parts of the grasslands. Scientific name: Cycas arnhemica
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Cycadopyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Cycadaceae
Genus: Cycas
Species: arnhemica
Cycas arnhemica
Cycas arnhemica is found in the Australian grasslands.
It will appear near the Goyder River and the lower Blyth River
located in Australia.
Tortula ruralis is found on the rocks of the grassland. Animalia Kingdom
Mammals:
*Eastern Cottontail*
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae
Genus: Sylvilagus
species: floridanus
Type of Consumer: Herbivore
Sylvilagus floridanus
The eastern cottontail will be found in the meadows of the grasslands.
*Red Fox*
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: ChordataClass: MammaliaOrder: CarnivoriaFamily: CanideaGenus: Vulpesspecies: vulpesType of Consumer: Omnivore
Vulpes vulpes
The red fox will be found in the
*Lion*
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: ChordataClass: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Panthera
species: leo
Type of Consumer: Carnivore
Panthera leo
The lion will be found in the savanna grasslands where there many trees that provide shade for the lions. *Cheetah* Kingdom: Anamalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivoria Family:Felidae Genus: Acinonyx
Species:jubatus
Type of Consumer: Carnivore The Cheetah lives in the grasslands where there is open space so it can find and hunt its prey.
*Plains Zebra*
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Equidea
Genus: Equus
species: quagga
Type of Consumer: Herbivore
Plains Zebra
The plains zebra will be found anywhere where there is water in the grasslands.
*Spotted Hyena*
Kindom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Hyaenidea
Genus: Crocuta
species: crocuta
Type of Consumer: Carnivore
Spotted Hyena
The spotted hyena will usually be found where herbivorous prey will be found.
*Thomson's Gazelle*
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidea
Genus: Eudorcas
species: thomsoni
Type of Consumer: Herbivore
Thomson's Gazelle
The thomson's gazelle wilbe found in the open areas of the grasslands.
Birds
*Lark Bunting*
Kingdom: Anamalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Emberizidae
Genus: Calamospiza
Species: melanocorys
Type of Consumer: Herbivore
This bird nests on the ground where the very grassy areas can hide them. *Eastern Bluebird*
Kindom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: urdidea
Genus: Sialia
species: sialis
Type of Consumer: Omnivore
Eastern Bluebird
The eastern blue bird is found is found in the areas of the grasslands with lots of trees.
*Red-tailed Hawk*
Kingdom: Animalis
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accrpitridea
Genus: Buteo
species: jamaicensis
Type of Consumer: Carnivore
Red-tailed Hawk
The red-tailed hawk will be found in the grassland where there are high tress where the hawk will perch.
The zebra tarantula will burrow in the open and semi-arid grasslands of Costa Rica. They can also be found in Central America like Hondurus, Guatemala, and Nicaragua.
*Monarch Butterfly*
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidea
Genus: Danaus
species: plexippus
type of Consumer: Herbivore
Monarch Butterfly
The monarch butterfly will be found in the meadows of the grassland because this is where it gets it food.
*Mouning Cloak*
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta Order: Lepidopter
Family: Nymphalidea
Genus: Nymphalis
species: antiopa
type of consumer: Herbivore
Mourning Cloak
The mourning cloak will be found anywhere where their main larval food species are found.
*Goldenrod Crab Spider*
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class:Arachnida
Order: Aranenea
Family: Thomisidea
Genus: Misumena
species: vatia
Type of Consumer: Carnivore
The goldenrod crab spider will be found near the flowers in the grassland because thats where its prey is found.
Reptiles:
*Eastern Fox Snake*
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Colubridea
Genus: Pantherophis
species: gloydi
Type of Consumer: Carnivore
Eastern Fox Snake
The eastern fox snake will be found in the wet parts of the grasslands.
As you may know, earthworms burrow underground, but come to the surface of the ground when it rains. *Worm-Leech*
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class:Clitellata
Order: Arhynchobdellida
Family: Hirudinidea
Genus: Hirudo
species: medicinalis
Type of Consumer: Carnivore
Worm-leech
This where it's prey, the earthworm, is found. Flatworms
*Hyper Tape-worm* Kingdom: Anamalia PhylumPlatyhelminthes Class: Cestoda Order:Cyclophyllidea Family: Taeniidae Genus: Echinococcus Species:granulosus Type of Consumer: Carnivore
E. granulosus scolex
This tape-worm feeds off of animals like sheep, deer, kangaroos, and wallabies and any other organisms that eat dog poop.
*Beef tapeworm*
Kingdom: Anamalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Cestoda
Order: Cyclophyllidea
Family: Taeniidae
Genus: Taenia
Species: saginata
Type of Consumer:
Beef tapeworm
This tapeworm, like its name, lives in beef almost anywhere. This tapeworm can be found in the meat that you eat everyday, and if you don't cook it thoroughly, you will also get infected.
Roundworms *Caenorhabditis elegan*
Kingdom: Anamalia Phylum: Nematoda Class: Secernentea Order: Rhabditida Family: Rhabditida Genus:Caenorhabditis Species:elegan
Type of Consmer: Carvinore
An adult hermaphrodite C. elegans worm
This Nematode lives in the soil of the grasslands and eats the bacteria that develops on vegetable decaying matter.
*Soybean cyst Nematode*
Kingdom: Anamalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Tylenchida
Family: Heteroderidae
Genus: Heterodera
Species: glycines
Type of Consumer: Herbivore
Soybean cyst nematode and egg
This Nematode infects the roots of soybeans and is becoming a major problem for soybean growing.
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Kingdom Monera
Monerans- Monerans have no nucleus, and are single-celled organisms, this includes bacteria, and cyanobacteria.
There are many various types of bacteria found in the Monera kingdom. One bacterium found in onions that grow in moist grasslands is called Pseudomonas syrangae. Its common name is Pseudomonas leek blight. Another bacterium called Xanthomonas campestris is found in wheat that is grown in grasslands. This bacterium causes a variety of plant diseases. Its common name is Bacterial leaf streak, Black chaff, and/or Bacterial stripe.
Pseudomonas syrangae is found in onions that grow in moist prairies.
Kingdom ProtistaProtists- Protists have a nucleus and organelles. They are mostly single-celled organisms. This includes protozoans and algae.
Protozoans are animal-like and they have no cell walls and no chlorophyll. Amoeba-Scientific Name: Amoeba proteus
Amoebas are mostly found in the soil of grasslands, which is rich with nutrients.Unlike protozoans, algae are plant-like and they have cell walls and chlorophyll.
Closterium aciculare: Found in ponds of the grasslands.
Kingdom Fungi
Fungi- Fungi are multi-celled and have no chlorophyll. These organisms absorb the nutrients they need that surround them.
An example of club fungi in a grassland is the Hygrocibe miniata. This fungi is a small to medium-sized reddish wax cap with a covering of tiny scales. There is often a narrow yellow margin to the cap. Found in grasslands, fixed dunes, open coniferous plantations and heaths. The toadstool is common and widespread in the UK and is their most common wax cap on acid soils. The small scarlet wax caps have been much confused in the past and older records should be treated with caution.
An example of sac fungi found in a grassland in Burwash, England, is called Ascotremella faginea. This fungus has no stem and it can be found in Burwash, England, in an area that is logged that contains a mix of conifers and hardwood. Below to the left is a picture of Ascotremella faginea.
Kingdom PlantaePlants- Multi-celled organism with cell walls and chlorophyll.Common Name: Grey-headed Coneflower
Scientific Name: Ratibida pinnata
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta (Angiosperm)
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genis: Ratibida
species: pinnata
The Ratibida pinnata will be found in the very sunny parts of the grasslands where there is no shade.
Common name: Moonwort
Scientific name: Botrychium lunaria
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pterdophyta
Class: Filicopsida
Order: Ophioglassales
Family: Ophioglossaceae
Genus: Botrychium
Species: lunaria
This plant is rare, but can be found in the dry mountain pastures.
Scientific Name: Marchantia polymorpha
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Hepatophyta (liverwort)
Class: Hepaticae
Order: Marchantiales
Family: Marchantiaceae
Genus: Marchantia
species: polymorpha
The Marchantia polymorpha will be found near the springs and swamps of the grasslands. Also, you will find the Marchantia polymorphya where there is not much shade.
Scientific name: Pinus palustris
Common name: Longleaf Pine
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinacea
Genus: Pinus
Species: palustris
The Pinus palustris lives in the dry sandy uplands, sandhills, and flatwoods of the grasslands.
Common Name: Scouringrush Horsetail
Scientific Name: Equisetum hyemale L.
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Equisetophyta (horsetail)
Class: Equisetopsida
Order: Equisetales
Family: Equisetaceae
Genus: Eqyuisetum L.
species: hyemale
This horsetail is found in the moist parts of the grasslands.
Scientific name: Cycas arnhemica
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Cycadopyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Cycadaceae
Genus: Cycas
Species: arnhemica
Cycas arnhemica is found in the Australian grasslands.
It will appear near the Goyder River and the lower Blyth River
located in Australia.
Common name: Tortula moss
Scientific Name: Tortula ruralis
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Order: Pottiales
Family: Pottiaceae
Genus: Tortula
species: ruralis
Tortula ruralis is found on the rocks of the grassland.
Animalia Kingdom
Mammals:
*Eastern Cottontail*
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae
Genus: Sylvilagus
species: floridanus
Type of Consumer: Herbivore
The eastern cottontail will be found in the meadows of the grasslands.
*Red Fox*
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: ChordataClass: MammaliaOrder: CarnivoriaFamily: CanideaGenus: Vulpesspecies: vulpesType of Consumer: Omnivore
The red fox will be found in the
*Lion*
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Panthera
species: leo
Type of Consumer: Carnivore
The lion will be found in the savanna grasslands where there many trees that provide shade for the lions.
*Cheetah*
Kingdom: Anamalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivoria
Family:Felidae
Genus: Acinonyx
Species: jubatus
Type of Consumer: Carnivore
*Plains Zebra*
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Equidea
Genus: Equus
species: quagga
Type of Consumer: Herbivore
The plains zebra will be found anywhere where there is water in the grasslands.
*Spotted Hyena*
Kindom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Hyaenidea
Genus: Crocuta
species: crocuta
Type of Consumer: Carnivore
The spotted hyena will usually be found where herbivorous prey will be found.
*Thomson's Gazelle*
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidea
Genus: Eudorcas
species: thomsoni
Type of Consumer: Herbivore
The thomson's gazelle wilbe found in the open areas of the grasslands.
Birds
*Lark Bunting*
Kingdom: Anamalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Emberizidae
Genus: Calamospiza
Species: melanocorys
Type of Consumer: Herbivore
This bird nests on the ground where the very grassy areas can hide them.*Eastern Bluebird*
Kindom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: urdidea
Genus: Sialia
species: sialis
Type of Consumer: Omnivore
The eastern blue bird is found is found in the areas of the grasslands with lots of trees.
*Red-tailed Hawk*
Kingdom: Animalis
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accrpitridea
Genus: Buteo
species: jamaicensis
Type of Consumer: Carnivore
The red-tailed hawk will be found in the grassland where there are high tress where the hawk will perch.
INSECTS
*Zebra tarantula*
Kingdom: Anamalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Th eraphosidae
Genus: Aphonopelma
Species: seemanni
Type of Consumer: Herbivore
The zebra tarantula will burrow in the open and semi-arid grasslands of Costa Rica. They can also be found in Central America like Hondurus, Guatemala, and Nicaragua.
*Monarch Butterfly*
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidea
Genus: Danaus
species: plexippus
type of Consumer: Herbivore
The monarch butterfly will be found in the meadows of the grassland because this is where it gets it food.
*Mouning Cloak*
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidopter
Family: Nymphalidea
Genus: Nymphalis
species: antiopa
type of consumer: Herbivore
The mourning cloak will be found anywhere where their main larval food species are found.
*Goldenrod Crab Spider*
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class:Arachnida
Order: Aranenea
Family: Thomisidea
Genus: Misumena
species: vatia
Type of Consumer: Carnivore
The goldenrod crab spider will be found near the flowers in the grassland because thats where its prey is found.
Reptiles:
*Eastern Fox Snake*
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Colubridea
Genus: Pantherophis
species: gloydi
Type of Consumer: Carnivore
The eastern fox snake will be found in the wet parts of the grasslands.
*Butler's Garter Snake*
Kingdom: Anamalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Thamnophis
Species: butleri
The Butler's Garter snake eats frogs, salamanders, earthworms, and leeches and can be found under rocks or logs in the grasslands.
Mollusks
*White-lipped snail*
Kingdom: Anamalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Pulmonata
Family: Helicidae
Genus: Cepaea
Species: hortensis
Type of Consumer: Herbivore
This snail can be found in the wetter and colder parts of the grassland.
*Hedgehog Slug*
Kingdom: Anamalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Arionidae
Genus: Arion
Species: intermedius
Type of Consumer: Herbivore
This slug is more likely to be found on the ground under logs and/or on leaves.
Segmented Worms
*Earthworm*
Kingdom: Anamalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Clitellata
Order: Haplotaxida
Family: Lumbricidae
Genus: Lumbricus
Speceis: terrestris
Type of Consumer: Omnivore
As you may know, earthworms burrow underground, but come to the surface of the ground when it rains.
*Worm-Leech*
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class:Clitellata
Order: Arhynchobdellida
Family: Hirudinidea
Genus: Hirudo
species: medicinalis
Type of Consumer: Carnivore
This where it's prey, the earthworm, is found.
Flatworms
*Hyper Tape-worm*
Kingdom: Anamalia
PhylumPlatyhelminthes
Class: Cestoda
Order:Cyclophyllidea
Family: Taeniidae
Genus: Echinococcus
Species: granulosus
Type of Consumer: Carnivore
This tape-worm feeds off of animals like sheep, deer, kangaroos, and wallabies and any other organisms that eat dog poop.
*Beef tapeworm*
Kingdom: Anamalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Cestoda
Order: Cyclophyllidea
Family: Taeniidae
Genus: Taenia
Species: saginata
Type of Consumer:
This tapeworm, like its name, lives in beef almost anywhere. This tapeworm can be found in the meat that you eat everyday, and if you don't cook it thoroughly, you will also get infected.
Roundworms
*Caenorhabditis elegan*
Kingdom: Anamalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Secernentea
Order: Rhabditida
Family: Rhabditida
Genus: Caenorhabditis
Species: elegan
Type of Consmer: Carvinore
This Nematode lives in the soil of the grasslands and eats the bacteria that develops on vegetable decaying matter.
*Soybean cyst Nematode*
Kingdom: Anamalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Tylenchida
Family: Heteroderidae
Genus: Heterodera
Species: glycines
Type of Consumer: Herbivore
This Nematode infects the roots of soybeans and is becoming a major problem for soybean growing.
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